Over the Christmas the Anchor Public House had a Quiz to raise awareness and money for Parkinson’s Cafe Hullbridge, They had a fantastic Evening and raised a substantial amount of Money.
In this picture Gary Manager of the Anchor Public House is handing over the envelope to Colin Rickards Chairman Parkinon’s Cafe Hullbridge
Welcome to 2024 here are some dates for your diaries……EFP will resume on the 9th January
First club is on the 16th January 1-3.00pm
We had some lovely days in December 2023 with not only a trip to Brighton Races but also the Romford dogs
Our annual Christmas lunch was once again held at the Oakwood Public House in Eastwood Rayleigh where the food and atmosphere was very good
Our final outing of the year was an afternoon tea at the Riverview Cafe Pooles Lane where Sean and his staff put on a lovely spread with Prosecco
Moving on to February we are putting on a show featuring Dave Collison as Roy Orbison this is on the 10th February 2024 and tickets are £15.00 pp Tickets will be availiable at the HCA Pooles Lane and at the Windermere Centre (ex day centre) or purchase from us
In 2023 we had some wonderful times going to Brighton Races, Romford Dogs,Afternoon tea, and many more things.
Covid 19 is still with us and the necessary precautions are being implemented where possible and the wearing of masks is optional
On 20th July 2019 we did a one mile walk around Greenwich Park for Parkinson’s UK raising a total of £157.00. Well done to all that took part.
7th July 2019 and the weather was just right for a 2 mile walk around Hyde Hall in aid of Parkinson’s.
Setting off with my Grand daughter Chanel (who stepped in at the last minute as a replacement for my wife Christina) our walk started across varied terrain eventually arriving at the finishing line a good 35 minutes later to a rapturous applause ahead of all the other 2 milers, receiving our medals and some light refreshments.
We managed to raise over £300 for this wonderful cause.
Wednesday 12th June 2019 saw our Parkinson’s cafe assemble at the Hullbridge Community Centre for a trip out to Hyde Hall. Pouring with rain, we were greeted by our driver Danny before making the half hour journey to Hyde Hall.
On 22nd April 2019 I was invited back by BBC Essex and Sadie Nine to talk about our Parkinson’s Cafe in Hullbridge, Essex.
This follows on from my last interview given on 11th April 2018 – World Parkinson’s Day where I had the privilege of being able to talk about my struggles with Parkinson’s Disease and how I came to open our first Parkinson’s Cafe in Hullbridge, Essex.
You can listen to my interviews below:
22.04.2019
11.04.2018
Our Parkinson’s Cafe is open the first Tuesday of every month (unless otherwise stated) at the Hullbridge Community Centre and third Tuesday of every month (unless otherwise stated) at the Hullbridge Sports & Social, so please feel free to drop by for a cuppa tea and a friendly chat.
Thirty five people from the Parkinson’s cafe, Hullbridge enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at the TRC Golf and Country Club to mark our first anniversary, celebrated with an afternoon tea.
I am pleased to confirm that a Pub Quiz will take place at The Anchor Pub, Hullbridge with All ticket sales and any other donations to be made to The Parkinson’s Cafe Hullbridge.
Details Below :-
Date – Thursday 28th March
Time – 7pm arrival for a 7.30pm start
Price – £5 per person (cash on the night)
Team – A maximum of 6 people per team
Format – General knowledge quiz
Prizes for top scoring teams.
Hope to see you all there.
Colin Rickards
Please help us to fight Parkinson's Disease by making a donation on the Parkinson's UK Website. Thank you.